Dazzle

noun

/ˈdæzəl/

Word Frequency: 0.5

Definitions

1.nounA light of dazzling brilliancy.

2.nounShowy brilliance that may stop a person from thinking clearly.

3.nounA herd of zebra.

4.nounDazzle camouflage.

5.verbTo confuse the sight of by means of excessive brightness.

"Dazzled by the headlights of the lorry, the deer stopped in the middle of the street."

6.verbTo render incapable of thinking clearly; to overwhelm with showiness or brilliance.

"The delegates were dazzled by the originality of his arguments."

7.verbTo be overpowered by light; to be confused by excess of brightness.

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